Artist · chart history
Wavves
Band San Diego United States Formed 2008
Wavves formed in 2008 in San Diego, United States. Wavves has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Demon to Lean On”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #64. The station that charted Wavves most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Wavves started in San Diego in 2008 as the vehicle for singer-songwriter Nathan Williams, and it has never lost that feeling of one sunburned, overcaffeinated kid working through his problems at top volume. Over time it filled out into a real band: Alex Gates on guitar and backing vocals from 2011, Stephen Pope on bass and Ross Traver on drums, both of them shouting along too.
The music is punk rock soaked in surf and slacker fuzz, with bratty hooks buried under layers of distortion. The Life Sux EP in 2011 says it all in the title, and "Bug" is a sticky, buzzing little earworm. Afraid of Heights, in 2013, cleaned things up without sanding off the snark: "Demon to Lean On" swaps some of the scuzz for a big, grungy chorus that sounds made for a festival field, while Williams still sings like he's rolling his eyes at his own misery. Along the way the band has put records out through Fat Possum, Warner Bros. Records and Bella Union.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Wavves on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon to Lean On | 3 | #64 | – | 2013 | |
| 2 | King of the Beach | 1 | #18 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | Bug | 1 | #88 | – | 2012 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75 | Demon to Lean On | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 64 | Demon to Lean On | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 80 | Demon to Lean On | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013 |
| 2012 | 88 | Bug | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012 |
| 2010 | 18 | King of the Beach | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 |
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